Man charged with attempted murder

CHAMBERSBURG - Police charged two people in connection with a shooting on North Federal Street Wednesday afternoon.

Aamir Askia Mahood Potter, 18, and Devontay Kwylile Martinez, 19, both of Chambersburg, were taken into custody Wednesday and Thursday, according to court documents. Potter is charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault and terroristic threats. Martinez is charged with resisting arrest.

The shots-fired call went out around 1:51 p.m. Wednesday, in the area of the first block of North Federal Street. When officers arrived, they found a witness who said a black BMW had fled the scene. Officers broadcast the vehicle's registration number out to patrol units.

At the scene, two .380 shell casings were recovered on the sidewalk in front of a residence. No one was injured in the shooting.

Shortly after, police encountered the vehicle in the area of North Third Street and King Street, and conducted a felony traffic stop. Police documented damage to the vehicle, including what appeared to be bullet strikes. The occupants of the vehicle told police they had been shot at when they were in the area of the first block of North Federal Street.

The occupants of the car, who police have now identified as victims, were transported to the Chambersburg Police Department for further interviews.

Both men, who were not named, said they pulled next to a parked, gold car with "aftermarket" wheels, which they believed was associated with Martinez. They said Martinez was not in the vehicle but another man was in the passenger seat.

When they stopped next to the vehicle, the man, later identified as Potter, raised a small black handgun and pulled the trigger, court documents show. Both men said the gun did not fire at the time, and they sped away. As they did, they told police they saw Potter pointing the gun at them and firing as they turned onto a nearby street.

One of the men in the car said he heard three rounds hit the vehicle, and both men agreed there were four or five shots fired, total, court documents show.

One of the men was able to identity Potter by his first name, and identified him later as the shooter. The other man said he did not personally know Potter, but could identify him.

Police noted that Martinez was at the residence where the shooting is said to have occurred outside of, but was uncooperative when they attempted to make contact with him then.

However, later, around 8:10 p.m. Wednesday, police were in the area of Eisenhower Drive when they stopped Martinez' vehicle as, they say in court documents, they believed he had a wanted person in his vehicle. Police did not specifically identify the wanted person in Martinez' car as Potter, but said the person was wanted on attempted homicide charges in connection to a shooting earlier that day - which was the case for Potter.

Police said the vehicle was involved in the earlier incident, and the firearm had not been recovered at the time of the traffic stop.

Police said Martinez refused to comply with several orders during the stop, which required officers to "direct their attention and firearms toward Martinez" and not the wanted person.

Martinez refused to stay inside the vehicle, and reached back into the driver's side door, retrieving something from the driver's seat area, according to court documents. He refused numerous orders to get to the ground, and then once on the ground he refused to fully lay down, police said.

While on the ground, Martinez reached into his front pocket and pulled out a cell phone, and started making a call.

Martinez is charged with resisting arrest, as police said he caused "substantial" delay in arresting a wanted person and behaved in a way that required "substantial force" to overcome his resistance.

Potter was denied bail by Magisterial District Judge Glenn Manns, as he is charged with attempted criminal homicide, according to online court documents.

Martinez was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Duane Cunningham, and bail was set at $25,000. He has not posted bail and is being held along with Potter at Franklin County Jail.